The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-28
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE best modern siege guns cost 3d.. 900, and
it costs 5000 to shoot one of them only once.
TEXAS Siftngs: AT Chicago wedding they
use catapult to throw the slipper after the bride.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT has an Alderney
cow packed into zinc stall on his yacht the
Namouna
GENERAL SAIGo, Japanese Minister Of War,
who is tour through Europe, speaks nine
languages
DR. HOLMES characterizes Westminster Alb
hey great museum of gigantic funeral
brica brac.'
AMHERST CoLLEGEs memorial of Henry Ward
Beecher will be $50 900 endowment of the pro-
fessorshp of physical culture.
GARDENER Pfster, Of the White House, is very
proud Of his canaries, which are in their prime,
and of which he has the largest collection in the
country.
CERTAIN Philade!phians carry heavy lie in
surance policies. John Wanamaker has $780,
600 on his life. J. B. Stetson $515, 900 and Hamil-
ton Disston $500 OOO
KwoH HAo the young Emperor OF China, who
has been declared 'tof age" at sixteen, has as
sumed the full reins of government His name
signifies Continuation Of Glory"
BosToN Journal of Education: What is
paradox" asked the professor OF his college
class and the brightest student of them all stood
up and answered, "a woman trying to play
whist"
THE Hon. Frederick Douglass writes from Ma
Piles that he and Mrs. Douglass are enjoying their
travels very much. While in Egypt he climbed
to the top of one of the pyramids, but does not
care to do again.
On April 16 Brigadier-general Wilcox, COM
handing the Department of the Missouri. will be
retired. There are numerous applicants fight
ing for the expected vacancy. among whom Is
Colonel Wesley Merritt, superintendent of the
Military Academy
M. KATKoFF, editor of the Moscow Gazette.
who rules Russia, Gear and all, works ten hours
day and writes all the editorial matter that APP
pears in his journal. Besides this he reads all
the correspondence and performs much of the
routine work of the Office.
To meet the growing scarcity Of whalebone
and its consequent increased cost, various sub
stirutes have been brought forward; among the
most recent is the employment of geese and tur-
keys quilts, factory for this kind of manufac-
ture having been established in Michigan.
HARPER's Bazaar: Dearest said fond but
practical lover, after the wedding day had been
set. can you-er-do you know how to sweep"
"Sweep?' repeated the girl, with proud glitter
in her eye. AT the party tomorrow night,
George dear, just watch me as l sweep into the
room!"
WILLIAM RoCKEFELLsR, the Standard Oil
millionaire. lives over two miles away from his
Office. and although the owner OF the finest
horses in New York and abundantlv able TO pay
car fare he walks both WAYS, rain or shine. He
retains his health. while his clerks nave to ride
for fear that walking will be mistaken for sign
of poverty.
MAYOR HEWITT was busily engaged in scratch
ing names frola number of old bonds when q
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said, You see the Mayor is reduced to the con-
| dition of scratcher. He becomes now the great
American scratcher.' The names that he was
| scratching from the bonds were those of Peter
| B. Sweeny aud Boss Bill Tweed
| It's real nice to be a billiard expert George
! Slosson who gave series OF instructions in
billiards to Nine. Patti. is going to Europe at
! her invitation and will be her guest at her cas-
| tie for about three months And Jacob Schaefer.
| another expert, who presented Sicnor Nicolini
/! with cue balanced to the perfection Of his
| taste. has had the compliment returned in the
| shape of an exquisite diamond and sapphire
combination pin and stud.
MRS FRANK HIsCoCK has face full of re
pose and earnest in expression. She wears her
hair. silky and dark brown in color, braided
smoothly over compact, well-shaped head, with
| a braided knot low on the neck and waved
/ slightly about the face but not allowed to con.
| ceal an intelligent forehead. The world is be-
| ginning to feel grateful to woman who
| has refraine6 from banging her front hair Mrs
| Hiscock, at a late fashionable wedding, wore
gown of some soft white material. simple ir
| mind and becoming, and with her hair dressed
as described, q relief to the eye
! AMONG the most famous diamonds now il
Europe is the Orloff or Moon of the Mountain
1913 carats. owned by Great Mogul, ther
by shah of Persia, now by the Gar Of Russia
This stone is of the finest water, and its siz,
that of pigeons egg: the shape, however il
| not perfect The Grand Tuscan is next IN orde
of weight, 1891 carats and belongs to the En-
| peror of Austria. 1t is cut rose diamond
and is rather lessened 10 value through being o
! yellow tint. The most perfect diamond is tn,
| Regent. It's original weight was 40 carats bu
after being cut as a brilliant it was reduced Il
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